Slideshow: Scenes From Abortion Debate at Capitol

Activists on both sides of the controversial abortion legislation under consideration in the Legislature this weekend came from across the state to fill the Capitol. Reproductive rights activists wore orange; abortion opponents dressed in blue. Though the former outnumbered the latter, both groups sought to make their presence felt as a backdrop to the predictably heated debate on the House floor. After a long day and night, the House voted early Monday morning to tentatively approve Senate Bill 5, which would impose new regulations on abortions and abortion providers in Texas. Photos by Marjorie Kamys Cotera.

State Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, speaks on the House floor against the legislation. She led the effort to defeat SB 5, allowing Planned Parenthood and other groups to work out of her office over the weekend.